Horley railway station

Not to be confused with Horsley railway station.

Horley
Horley Location of Horley in Surrey
Location	Horley
Local authority	Reigate and Banstead
Grid reference	TQ286426
Managed by	Southern
Station code(s)	HOR
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	D
National Rail annual entry and exit
2014–15	0.985 million
2015–16	1.076 million
2016–17	0.924 million
2017–18	0.972 million
2018–19	0.970 million
Key dates
1841	first station opened
31 December 1905	resited
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.169°N 0.161°W / 51.169; -0.161
London transport portal

Southern 377421 at platform 2 with a service to Horsham.

Gatwick Express & Southern service approaching and leaving Horley

Horley railway station serves the town of Horley in Surrey, England. It is on the Brighton Main Line, 25 miles 60 chains (41.4 km) down the line from London Bridge via Redhill, and train services are provided by Thameslink and Southern.

There are 4 platforms, all 270 yards (247 m) long, capable of accepting 12-car-long trains.

History

The present Horley station is in fact the second in the town. The original station, constructed by the London and Brighton Railway, opened on 12 July 1841, was located 301 yards (275 m) north of the present site, where the Factory Shop is. The first station was designed by David Mocatta and was on a larger scale than other intermediate stations on the line. Horley was situated almost midway between London and Brighton, and was chosen for the erection of the London and Brighton Railway carriage sheds and repair workshops. These were later moved to Brighton railway works. The station was enlarged in 1862 by addition of a second storey to the building. A canopy and footbridge were added in 1884.

The current Horley station opened 31 December 1905, to coincide with the quadrupling of the railway line by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway. The original station then became the Station Master's house and survived until the 1960s.

In the 1870s William Stroudley considered moving the locomotive works to Horley but was persuaded to keep them in Brighton. Nevertheless, the sidings at Horley were used for storing withdrawn locomotives and those awaiting repair until the First World War.

Facilities

• Concourse
• Ticket Office (1 Window)
• Quick Ticket
• Café
• Waiting Room (x2)
• Telephone
• Toilet (Unisex)
• Car Park (x2)

Services

The typical service from the station is:

• 2tph (train per hour) to Peterborough via Redhill;
• 2tph to Horsham;
• 2tph to Bedford;
• 2tph to Gatwick Airport

Although the station is outside Greater London, Oyster Pay as you go and contactless payment cards are valid. However, the station is outside the London Fare Zone area and as a result, special fares apply.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Salfords		Thameslink Brighton Main Line		Gatwick Airport

Future developments

The Thameslink Programme (formerly Thameslink 2000) project proposes to turn some of the Southern services over to the expanded Thameslink network currently operated by Govia Thameslink Railway. This project will see services that currently terminate at London Bridge continuing through Central London and northwards via the Midland Main Line or East Coast Main Line to destinations such as Peterborough. This however is not imminent, a Department for Transport whitepaper states only that "the Thameslink Programme will be completed by the end of 2015" and that "interim outputs will be delivered by the end of 2011", leaving Southern as the main operator for several more years to come.

External links

• Train times and station information for Horley railway station from National Rail